| Price from | $2.50/mo | Free |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | Yes | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | — |
| macOS | Yes | — |
| Linux | — | Yes |
| iOS | Yes | — |
| API | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 5 | 1 |
| Spec score · Notes apps | 9.1 (#4) | 8.0 (#49) |
| Spec score · Note-taking apps | 8.9 (#26) | 7.4 (#193) |
| Export | Bear Pro adds export to PDF, HTML, DOCX, and JPG, while the free plan lists TXT, Markdown, TextBundle, and RTF export. | Notes can be printed or exported as HTML documents. |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Supported platforms | web,macos,ios | linux |
| Purpose | Bear is a Markdown note-taking app for capturing, writing, and organizing notes. | Gnote is a note-taking application for the GNOME desktop environment. |
| Support | Bear provides support pages and accepts support requests through its contact page or [email protected]. | The project page directs users to GitLab to report bugs and describes submitting patches by forking the repository and creating a pull request. |
